Event between 01KD77 and star GA0680:29327635 with event index number of 144572
Geocentric closest approach at 2018/08/30 17:16:39 UTC
J2000 position of star is 18:35:15.3 -21:43:56
Equinox of date position of star is 18:36:21.7 -21:42:59
Stellar brightness G=15.8,
use SENSEUP=128
Star is 108 degrees from the moon.
Moon is 83% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3
TNO is 36.4 AU from the Sun
and 35.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.8
km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or,
1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 752 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is
2217 km.
The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=461.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 47.0 sec chord
Diameter=188.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 19.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
Star training set for 01KD77, (2018/08/30 17:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:30:33.3 -26:28:19 0.9 29.03 135 Nunki 18:56:25.3 -26:16:19 2.0 6.46 103 PPM 268697 18:40:00.2 -21:02:06 6.1 1.08 107 PPM 268611 18:36:15.0 -21:57:52 8.2 0.25 107 01KD77 18:36:22.5 -21:42:58 15.8 107 Positions are for equinox of date
Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.
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Star training set for 01KD77, (2018/08/30 17:17UT) Object RA Dec mag sep mel Antares 16:29:24.4 -26:25:56 0.9 29.03 135 Nunki 18:55:15.9 -26:17:49 2.0 6.46 103 PPM 268697 18:38:53.3 -21:03:10 6.1 1.08 107 PPM 268611 18:35:07.7 -21:58:50 8.2 0.25 107 01KD77 18:35:15.3 -21:43:56 15.8 107 Positions are for J2000
Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:22:26 UT
Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute